By HFT Staff

NexCore Group has begun preliminary groundwork at the site of a new ambulatory care center in Montrose, Colorado. The project is moving forward in partnership with Montrose Regional Health, a nonprofit health care system serving Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Delta, Hinsdale and San Juan counties and the region's largest primary care provider, Cedar Point HealthThe projected grand opening is the fourth quarter of 2023. 

"We have to expand into an ambulatory care center, but we also have to take care of the hospital campus," says Jeff Mengenhausen CEO of Montrose Regional Health "We needed a strong partner and that's where NexCore came into that role to help us achieve, not only the ambulatory care center from a financial standpoint but also allowing us to make big changes on the hospital campus 

NexCore will lease the land from the hospital, and when complete, the building will be four stories tall and coontain 80,000 square feet. The new center will increase access to care, housing and various services on the western slope, including outpatient laboratory, physical therapy, ambulatory surgery, specialty care and medical imaging. Women's health care will also be a primary focus, with dedicated support for mammography and women's imaging.